Small Business
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Camellia Bake Shop: Care and Love in Baking
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Established in 2022, Camellia Bake Shop is the “first high-end café to provide the KW region with European inspired, allergy-friendly baked goods and incredible ethically-sourced coffee & tea”. Owned and operated by Alisha Hudson, the cafe can be found in the same location of what used to be Timeless Cafe in Conestogo, Ontario – 305…
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Les petites entreprises québécoises ne sont plus qu’à un clic
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Français English Depuis le début de la pandémie, les petites entreprises ont énormément souffert. Au Québec, un plan d’urgence est apparu sous la forme d’un site Web : Panier Bleu. Ce site sert d’annuaire et de plateforme de vente en ligne pour toutes les petites entreprises québécoises. Une révolution commerciale: Panier Bleu Faire des achats en…
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Why are there so many barber shops in KW?
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After walking around Waterloo for a while you will notice a lot of variety. There are chains, mom and pop shops and everything in between. Dozens of restaurants, convenience stores, sporting equipment boutiques, pharmacies, a surprising amount of pot shops and even a place that exclusively sells vegan cookie dough; if you want it, odds…
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Gold Leaf Botanicals is a one-stop-shop for budding plant enthusiasts
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It’s no secret that millennials and Gen-Z seem to be leading the houseplant-craze that’s taken over social media. TikTok is now rife with individuals who debate over the best methods to water, prune and maintain their “plant babies,” which, I have to admit, I watch all the time. Nurturing houseplants is a commitment that is…
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New Waterloo-based startup aims to make grocery shopping more efficient during COVID-19
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For people who spend too much time looking for the items they need while grocery shopping, a Waterloo region-based tech start-up claims to be a potential solution to this problem. With the onset of COVID-19, “Spot It” CEO Caleb Opersko saw an opportunity to utilize his company’s software in order to help people in need.…
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Lazaridis institute’s ScaleUp program helps take Canadian tech companies to global stage
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The Lazaridis Institute for the Management of Technology Enterprises’ ScaleUp Program helps Canadian tech companies scale and compete globally. This is cultivated by contributing founders and their teams the professional assistance they need to survive the challenges of accomplishing global prosperity. “The program focuses on making the highest potential Canadian startups globally competitive,” Kim Morouney,…
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Pandemic productivity or panicked production? Why it’s okay if you didn’t start a small business in quarantine
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We all have those people on our social media feeds. You know, the annoyingly organized and well-adjusted people who go for morning runs, have a perfect GPA and eat three meals a day, all of which contain vegetables. Even in a global pandemic, they fill the uncertain and empty days with new ventures, continuing to…
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Local businesses are suffering as the province shuts down due to COVID-19
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Due to the latest public health recommendations surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak, many companies, both small and large are seeing the need to engage in significant business changes. On March 23, Ontario Premier Doug Ford ordered that all non-essential businesses close their doors in an effort to stop the spread of the virus, effective on March…
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Editorial: The therapy of a side-hustle
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In the midst of balancing three jobs, a volunteer placement, and four courses, I’ve decided to allocate the remaining ten minutes of my week to a side hustle. You may or may not be experiencing whiplash due to aggressively shaking your head in disbelief at this point. However, conditioning and molding polymer clay into earrings…
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Alex Pigozzo wins gold with Team Canada
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On July 22, history was made. Canada won gold at the 2018 IFAF U19 Championship, the second of back-to-back gold medals, the first time a country has done that in the event’s history. In front of a crowd of 25,000 at the Olympic Stadium in Mexico City, Mexico, Canada prevailed by a final score of…
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